San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-28
STORIES FROM THE LIPS
Of Well-Known Citizens that
Sounds Like the Marvellous
Tales Of Oriental Chimes.

ptEiOImtu III tUie CtuNlTy, anu, as lhT
as history knows, In the world, at least
for the past 1880 years. The facts am
about to give are greater that the aver
age man will believe, though lot
abatement that | give but what can be
proven by the sworn testimony OF many.
The physician performing these cures
10 one who has for years been at the
head OF the grestess ard most successful
practice In this country, who has
Without doubt performed the most
wonderful cures ever wrought In
America.
For many years he has been the most
successful physician 10 this country and
mis- cures have been regarded rs mira
Giles OF the century. His patients are
among the greatest men, the greatest
| professional and greatest minds OF the
world. What may be said from preju-
dice, no one can deny that these
| wonderful cures are performed, that he
has robbed death Of Its victims In
| thousands of Instances and changed the
lick bed OF suffering into a couch Of
ease. How he does these things no one
-ems To know, but that he cures when
| others fall, that he controls disease In Its
mysterious complications and changes,
IN DEATHS PRESENCE
the dying bed into the pillow OF health
10 one can deny. HIS treatment and
cures have been most thoroughly inves-
tigated by the leading journals, deepest
hInkers, ablest and most severe critics
OF this age, and by all he has been pro-
nOunced the miraculous healer Of the
nineteenth century.
The physician we speak OF Is DR.. X
& Flower, of Boston, Mas Prof. X, +.
HumistOn, OF -New haven, Ct, who is
me OF the greatest educators Of our
country, being an allOpathic physician
nImseIf, occupying for years the chairs
| Of chemistry and toxioolOgy In leading
ailOpathic college. for ten years presi-
dent OF the Cleveland Female Seminary
| Il Cleveland, O., for the last i've years
member OF the
ROYAL SOCIETY
| Of chemists OF London. says in q recent
| retter to the Hartford Post that he has
been intimate with DR.. Flower for years,
and has watched carefully his treatment
| II all kinds OF disease; that DR.. Flower,
| several years ago, treated and cured his
son OF a supposed incursble disease.
after the leading physicians OF Phils-
helphis had had failed In their treat
ment to benefit him.
| That before his investigation OF DR..
Flower and his treatment Of disease he
mad, on account OF his professional
| prtjudices, believed him to be q quack;
| that he wss years investigating DR.
| Flowers work as a physician, and that
ruth and candOr compelled him TO say
hat he believed him TO be the greatest
and most successful ply stefan In the
world.
| Professor HumistOn then relates sew
ersl cures made by DR.. Flower some
| wears ago that are at the present time
cures. One WAS little girl Q years old.
| ~ Camden, N. j who had not walked
! step since she WAS two years old, that
| hpr limbs were emacihted and twisted
| Tut OF shape, that she bad been treated
| by the leading physicians and surgeons
| OF Philadelphia and abandoned by them
| as incurable, that In a few months DR.
| Flower restored this child to perfect
health, symmetry of form and beauty
which she enjoys to this day. He re-
| 0ites q remarkable cure OF the son OF r
prominent Philsdelph lawyer which
sounds more like an apostolic cure than
| anything we have ever heard. He says:
| was sitting 10 DR.. Flowrr's Office one
afternoon when Byron Woodward en-
tered. greatly excited. 81 have come for
you. DR. Flower. and you must go with
mr; my little boy Is dying with spinal
meningitis. He has been In comatose
| state for several hours and gradually
linking. have had the best physicians
| Of the city attending him. A few hour
| ago they pronounced him inCurable, and
| say he cannot possibly live longer than
| tomorrow morning You are nv last
| hope. doctor; for Gods sake come His
mothers heart Is breaking"
DR.. Flower started Immediately for
| the train to West Philadelphia, to the
nome OF Mr.. w. When he reached the
house the boy was dying, his breathing
was short and labOred-All In the sick
room were In tears DR.. Flower put
drop Of something upon his tongue, put
his right hand upon his forehead, his left
hand hold Of the pulse, and in less than
half an hour the dying patient was cool,
the congestion WAS removed, the breath
ing became natural, when the bOv
opened his eyes from out OF the valley
Of death, sat up, amid the tears and
praises to God OF a dozen or more no
were standing around the bed.
HE WAS CURED.
"Give him something to eat" said
DR.. Flower, and shak ng hands with the
parents who were weeping for joy, bid
ding his little patient good bye, he hast
eneh TO the train, returning Immediately
home. These facts were witnessed BY
nearly twenty people, who will Corrobo.
rate every statement.
Another cure cited by Professor HUI
mission WAS that OF young man. He
says: | saw the young man brought TO
the doctors office on bed. His physi-
clan had prOnOunc d his case
HOPELESS PULMONARY CONSUMPTION.
He had a terrible cough and WAS much
emaciated. The second visit the young
man came without his bed. and in a
abort time he was entirely cured. Prof.
HumistOn recites a number OF these
seemingly miraculous cases In detail.
He then described DR.. Flowers diagnos-
tic powers He says:
DIR. Flower never asks patient to
describe his disease. as he can tell the
patient his trouble quicker and more &C.
curstely than the patient can tell him
self. That this statement will be veri-
fled by thousands whose disease DR..
Flower has diagnosed In this marvellous
manner. That the doctor disclaims.. any
thing supernatural in II, though he does
not explain how he does 1t. Prof. HumIs
ton further describes many OF these mar
vellOus examinations witnessed by him
self which would not seem possible
short OF
DIVINE AID
In speaking Of DR.. Flowers patients,
be ssys they are largely OF the repre-
sentative people OF the different bust
ness and professions Of the country. He
closes by saying that the question as TO
how DR.. Flower does these things still
remains unanswered. tut that he has
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